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New responsibilities

The health solutions provider, Simplyhealth, has announced the appointment of Quentin James as product director of its Denplan businesses.

The digital patient experience

Chris Barrow explains how you and your team should handle the revolution.

Data on Scotland’s access crisis released

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on the Scottish Government to fix the system underpinning NHS dentistry, as new data reveals little sign of a recovery in attendance and ever-widening...

Outstanding innovations

BSPD’s Outstanding Innovation Award (OIA), which celebrates inspiring and innovative schemes to improve the oral health of children, enters its seventh year in 2023. Entries are now invited from...

Dental expert witness vindicated in High Court appeal

A widely reported Third Party Costs Order (TPCO) against Christopher Mercier, a dentist who undertakes expert opinion work, has been overturned by the High Court following an appeal supported by...

Council to invest £1 million in dental initiatives

A new proposal from NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) will see Suffolk County Council invest £1.1 million into new dental care incentives.

NHS update – Financial entitlements

The January 2023 bulletin from Ali Sparke and Sara Hurley opened with the writers stating their “support” for NHS contractors who can “deliver up to 110 per cent of their contract value”.

The untapped power of the dental team

A look ahead to the ADI Team Congress.

The vegetarian dilemma

A look at how a meat-free diet can be challenging for oral health

Digital innovation

Hannah Burrow explores how technology can improve the way practices work.

What can we expect from the future?

Michael Sultan considers the impact that nanodentistry could have.

Advancement in micro-robotics may improve endodontic treatments

Developments in microrobots and nanotechnology could be used in endodontics to access  “difficult-to-reach root canal surfaces, disrupt biofilm, retrieve samples for diagnosis and even deliver drugs”,...

Are patient direct aligners a safety issue?

The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has welcomed the recent article regarding the dangers of permanent damage from clear braces ordered online that appeared on the BBC website.

Over 282,000 people are waiting for oral surgery

Data released by NHS England has revealed that over 282,000 people were waiting for oral surgery on the NHS at the end of November 2022, an increase of 87.6 per cent since the beginning of the year. 

Doctors and dentists unite on pay review process

Doctor and dentist leaders have set out a plan to restore independence to a broken pay review process driving talent out of the NHS.